Revere, MA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Chief of police
- Form required
- Written permit
- Who's responsible
- Event's chief officer
- Trigger
- Occupies street, excludes others
- Backup authority
- Street closure, Section 10.08.030
Summary
Anyone organizing or joining a parade or procession that would take over a Revere street to the exclusion of other users needs a written permit from the chief of police first, under City Code Section 10.28.010. The chief sets how much of the street the event may use and for how long, and the parade's chief officer is personally responsible for keeping the event inside those limits.
No person in charge of, and no person participating in, any parade or procession shall permit it to occupy or march on any street to the exclusion or interruption of other persons in their individual right and use thereof unless a written permit therefor is given by the chief of police. The chief of police may designate the time in which such streets or parts of streets may be so occupied and how much of the street such procession or parade may occupy, and when so designated the chief officer of such procession or parade shall be responsible that the designation is obeyed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
1. Its permit requirement is triggered only when a parade or procession would occupy or march on a street 'to the exclusion or interruption of other persons in their individual right and use thereof,' meaning a small group that doesn't block others isn't reached by the rule; anything larger needs the chief of police's written sign-off before it happens. The statute gives the chief discretion over two things: the time window the street may be occupied, and how much of the street or which streets the parade may use.
The section then places responsibility for staying inside those limits directly on 'the chief officer of such procession or parade,' meaning the event's own lead organizer, rather than on individual marchers, if the designated boundaries are exceeded. The same chapter separately covers funeral processions' right-of-way rules at intersections, a distinct topic from the general permit requirement addressed here. 030 lets the chief of police temporarily close any street for an impending or existing emergency, or for 'any lawful assemblage, demonstration, procession, construction or demolition,' provided there is reasonable justification, giving police a direct tool to stop or reroute a parade that never obtained the required written permit.
Violations & Fines
Revere's code does not spell out a specific fine for holding an unpermitted parade under Section 10.28.010; instead, enforcement runs through the chief of police's general authority to close streets and control lawful assemblages, demonstrations and processions under Section 10.08.030. An organizer who marches without a permit risks police halting or rerouting the event on the spot, and the event's chief officer bears responsibility if the crowd exceeds the street space or time actually authorized.
Frequently Asked Questions
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